255.365 Service lines: location of valves.

(a)Each service line valve must be installed upstream of the regulator or, if there is no regulator, upstream of the meter.#

(b)Each service line must have a shut-off valve in a readily accessible location that, if feasible, is outside of the building. The valve must be located outside the building:#

(1)where the regulator is located within the customer's building;#

(2)on service lines to buildings of public assembly; or#

(3)on service lines two inches (51 millimeters) or greater in diameter.#

(c)Each underground service line valve must be located in a covered durable curb box or standpipe that allows ready operation of the valve and is supported independently of the service line.#